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Eye on the Road Xara X Tutorial

Create 2 more circles; 130 and 55 pixels in diameter.

Apply a black fill to the smaller circle and a Circular fill to the larger.

Lock aspect ration

Disable Lock Aspect Ratio (the tiny black lock icon on the Infobar should be in the raised position). Select both circles, and in the Width % text entry box on the Infobar, enter 80 and press Enter to apply the change. Select the pupil, the black ellipse, and move it 6 pixels to the right.

 

Eye on the Road Xara X Tutorial

Select the eyeball circle and apply a Circular fill using the two colors shown. Click the Profile arrow icon on the Infobar to open the Profile dialog. From the drop down list, select Profile 2. Move the center of the fill a small distance to the right of center.

Select the iris and pupil and Arrange > Combine Shapes... Subtract Shapes (or press Ctrl 2). Create a black circle larger than the opening and send it behind the iris (press Shift Ctrl b repeatedly until the black ellipse drops behind the iris).

Select the green iris and move the Change Size of Feather Region slider on the top right area of the Infobar to 4pix, or key in 4 and press Enter. This softens the iris shape and gives it a more natural appearance.

 

Eye on the Road Xara X Tutorial

Add a small circle over the pupil opening. Apply 4pix of feathering. Select the circle with the Transparency Tool (F6) and move the Transparency slider to 20%.

Select the Freehand and Brush Tool (F3). Set the Smoothness slider to 10%. Draw a series of wavy lines to represent blood vessels. Select all the lines and change the Width to 2pt and the outline color to deep red. (In the Color EditorCtrl e, select Current Line Color from the drop down list, or you can right click on a deep red color on the color palette to apply an outline color). With all the lines selected, select the Freehand and Brush Tool and from the drop down list of Existing Stroke Shapes on the Infobar, select Concave 2. (Do not deselect the lines yet).

 

Eye on the Road Xara X Tutorial

With all the blood vessel lines still selected, choose Convert Line to Shape from the Arrange menu and before you deselect the lines, Arrange > Combine Shapes... Add Shapes (or press Ctrl 1).

Select the blood vessels and apply a Circular fill using the two colors shown.

Save your work and take a short break.

 

 

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